alt Hacker NewsBicycles do not have software to install a kill switch. They do not have license plates to be read by surveillance cameras. They do not require costly insurance to legally ride. They are not powered by fossil fuels. Buy a bike. Learn to maintain it. Advocate for safe biking infrastructure in your area.
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mhurron • today at 7:04 PM
Bicycles are also not a viable replacement for almost all the uses of a vehicle. None of this advice is useful.
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dlcarrier • today at 7:20 PM
A city near me (Davis, CA) requires all bicycles to have a license and can confiscate unlicensed bicycles.
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Sure, buy a bike. AND buy an older (but maintainable) vehicle for hauling, transporting multiple people, and traveling long distances. It’s not either or.